AUTOMOTIVE NOISE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND CONTROL
THE STEADY INCREASE IN AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS IN CITIES AND SUBURBS IS QUICKLY BECOMING AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AMONG ALL SOURCES OF URBAN NOISE, AUTOMOTIVE NOISE IS THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND IMPORTANT FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCREASE. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE EFFECTS OF NOISE ON PEOPLE, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOMOTIVE NOISE, AND A METHOD AVAILABLE TO HIGHWAY DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS BY WHICH THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY ON THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY CAN BE PREDICTED. THE PAPER CONCLUDES WITH A DISCUSSION OF NOISE CONTROL THROUGH HIGHWAY DESIGN. A QUANTITATIVE EXAMPLE OF SUCH A METHOD IS DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Kugler, B Andrew
- Anderson, Grant S
- Publication Date: 1972
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 45-55
- Monograph Title: Geometric design implications and vehicle noise
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 390
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway design; Noise control; Ratings
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223883
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 19 1972 12:00AM